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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Jonel Aleccia and Amy Taxin

New law requiring extra ingredient in tortillas expands as US states follow suit

Folic acid is crucial for infant health, significantly reducing birth defects of the spine and brain by up to 70 percent - (Getty/iStock)

Fifteen years after she lost her first baby to a rare and devastating birth defect, Andrea Lopez takes comfort in knowing that other Latina mothers might avoid the same pain.

In January, California became the first state to require food makers to add folic acid, a crucial vitamin, to corn masa flour used to make tortillas and other traditional foods widely used in the Latino community.

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